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Can Hepatitis B Virus Be Spread Through Kissing With An Open Sore In Mouth?
Question: Sir I am Hbsag And Hbeag And Hbc IgM positive since two months my alt and bilirubin is now normal as my wife is negative for hbasg she recieved her first dose of vaccine 30 days before today we are going for her second dose she is still HBsAg negative as per test today unfortunately i kissed her on her lips i have some open sore in my mouth i am concerned about her is she going to be infected by that incident please tell me what to do noww please answer asap.
Brief Answer:
No need to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking on HCM.
Hepatitis B virus does not spread through kissing. So you need not worry about it if you have kissed your wife's lips despite having open mouth sores.
She is not going to be infected with hepatitis B with it.
No need to worry. She may take her second dose of vaccine.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip kabra
No need to worry
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for asking on HCM.
Hepatitis B virus does not spread through kissing. So you need not worry about it if you have kissed your wife's lips despite having open mouth sores.
She is not going to be infected with hepatitis B with it.
No need to worry. She may take her second dose of vaccine.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip kabra
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Dr. Yogesh D
Brief Answer:
2 doses are effective.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the immediate response.
First, there is very very rare chance of getting HBV infection by kissing.
Also,immunity starts with the first dose itself as your wife had taken the first dose before 30 days.
2 total doses will give 80 to 90% immunity but it would be advisable to take 3rd dose of HBV after 6 months of first dose for full protection.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip kabra
2 doses are effective.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the immediate response.
First, there is very very rare chance of getting HBV infection by kissing.
Also,immunity starts with the first dose itself as your wife had taken the first dose before 30 days.
2 total doses will give 80 to 90% immunity but it would be advisable to take 3rd dose of HBV after 6 months of first dose for full protection.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip kabra
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Dr. Deepak
Thanks Sir last Question 1 was diagnosed i month before my hbsag Hbeag and anti hbc igm was positive when my sgpt 1900 and bilirubin 9.1 now my sgpt is under 50 and bilirubin is normal when my HBsAg goes negative
Brief Answer:
Hepatitis b virus may get cleared spontaneously.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
In 90% of people with positive HBsAg, virus remains in silent phase but in remaining 5% this may progress to affect on liver and may cause liver disease.
So, monitoring of your liver function tests are required once in every 6 months.
Your question is when you are going to free from Hepatitis B infection and the answer could be yes,since some people because of their immunity spontaneously clear the virus from the body within 6 to 8 months and some may remain infected throughout their life silently without showing any symptoms.
You may recheck the tests for hepatitis B after 3 to 4 months along with liver function tests.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip Kabra
Hepatitis b virus may get cleared spontaneously.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
In 90% of people with positive HBsAg, virus remains in silent phase but in remaining 5% this may progress to affect on liver and may cause liver disease.
So, monitoring of your liver function tests are required once in every 6 months.
Your question is when you are going to free from Hepatitis B infection and the answer could be yes,since some people because of their immunity spontaneously clear the virus from the body within 6 to 8 months and some may remain infected throughout their life silently without showing any symptoms.
You may recheck the tests for hepatitis B after 3 to 4 months along with liver function tests.
Regards,
Dr.Sandip Kabra
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Dr. Yogesh D
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